Medicare Preventive Services Quick Reference Information: PREVENTIVE

Medicare
PREVENTIVE
SERVICES
Quick Reference Information:
Preventive Services
This educational tool provides information on Medicare preventive services. Information provided includes Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)/Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes;
International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) diagnosis codes; coverage requirements; frequency requirements; and beneficiary liability for each Medicare preventive service.
SERVICE
HCPCS/CPT CODES
ICD-9-CM CODES
WHO IS COVERED
FREQUENCY
BENEFICIARY PAYS
G0402 prior to 01/01/11:
Copayment/coinsurance applies
Deductible waived
G0402 on or after 01/01/11:
Copayment/coinsurance waived
Deductible waived
G0403, G0404, G0405:
Copayment/coinsurance applies
Deductible applies
Initial Preventive Physical
Examination (IPPE)
Also known as the
“Welcome to
Medicare Visit”
G0402 – IPPE
G0403 – ECG for IPPE
G0404 – ECG tracing for IPPE
G0405 – ECG interpret & report
Important – The screening EKG is an
optional service that may be
performed as a result of a
referral from an IPPE
No specific diagnosis code
Contact the local Medicare
Contractor for guidance
All Medicare beneficiaries whose first Part B
coverage began on or after 01/01/05
Annual Wellness
Visit (AWV)
This is a new benefit
beginning for dates of
service on and
after 01/01/11
G0438 – First visit
G0439 – Subsequent visit
No specific diagnosis code
Contact the local Medicare
Contractor for guidance
All Medicare beneficiaries who are no longer
within 12 months after the effective date of
their first Medicare Part B coverage period and
who have not received an IPPE or AWV within
the past 12 months
Ultrasound Screening for
Abdominal Aortic
Aneurysm (AAA)
G0389 – Ultrasound exam AAA screen
No specific diagnosis code
Contact the local Medicare
Contractor for guidance
Medicare beneficiaries with certain risk factors
for abdominal aortic aneurysm
Important – Eligible beneficiaries must receive
a referral for an AAA ultrasound
screening as a result of an IPPE
Once in a lifetime benefit per eligible
beneficiary
Cardiovascular
Disease Screenings
80061
82465
83718
84478
Report one or more of the
following codes:
V81.0, V81.1, V81.2
All Medicare beneficiaries without apparent
signs or symptoms of cardiovascular disease
12-hour fast is required prior to testing
Every 5 years
Diabetes Screening Tests
82947 – Glucose, quantitative, blood
(except reagent strip)
82950 – Glucose, post-glucose dose
(includes glucose)
82951 – Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT),
three specimens
(includes glucose)
V77.1
Medicare beneficiaries with certain risk factors
for diabetes or diagnosed with pre-diabetes
Beneficiaries previously diagnosed with
diabetes are not eligible for this benefit
2 screening tests per year for beneficiaries
diagnosed with pre-diabetes
1 screening per year if previously tested, but
not diagnosed with pre-diabetes, or if
never tested
Copayment/coinsurance waived
Deductible waived
Diabetes Self-Management
Training (DSMT)
G0108 – DSMT, individual session, per
30 minutes
G0109 – DSMT, group session (2 or
more), per 30 minutes
No specific diagnosis code
Contact the local Medicare
Contractor for guidance
Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with diabetes
Must be ordered by the physician or
qualified non-physician practitioner treating
the beneficiary’s diabetes
Up to 10 hours of initial training within a
continuous 12-month period
Subsequent years: Up to 2 hours of followup training each year after the initial year
Copayment/coinsurance applies
Deductible applies
Medical Nutrition
Therapy (MNT)
97802, 97803, 97804, G0270, G0271
Services must be provided by a
registered dietitian or
nutrition professional
No specific diagnosis code
Contact the local Medicare
Contractor for guidance
Certain Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with
diabetes, renal disease, or who have received
a kidney transplant within the last three years
1st year: 3 hours of one-on-one counseling
Subsequent years: 2 hours
Prior to 01/01/11:
Copayment/coinsurance applies
Deductible applies
On or after 01/01/11:
Copayment/coinsurance waived
Deductible waived
Annually if at high-risk for developing cervical
or vaginal cancer, or childbearing age with
abnormal Pap test within past 3 years
Every 24 months for all other women
G0124, G0141, P3001, Q0091 prior to
01/01/11:
Copayment/coinsurance applies
Deductible waived
All other codes prior to 01/01/11:
Copayment/coinsurance waived
Deductible waived
All codes on or after 01/01/11:
Copayment/coinsurance waived
Deductible waived
Screening Pap Tests
– Lipid Panel
– Cholesterol
– Lipoprotein
– Triglycerides
G0123, G0124, G0141, G0143, G0144,
G0145, G0147, G0148, P3000,
P3001, Q0091
Report one of the following codes:
V76.2, V76.47, V76.49,
V15.89, V72.31
All female Medicare beneficiaries
Once in a lifetime benefit per beneficiary
Must be furnished no later than 12 months
after the effective date of the first Medicare
Part B coverage
Once in a lifetime for G0438
Annually for G0439
Prior to 01/01/11:
N/A
On or after 01/01/11:
Copayment/coinsurance waived
Deductible waived
Prior to 01/01/11:
Copayment/coinsurance applies
Deductible waived
On or after 01/01/11:
Copayment/coinsurance waived
Deductible waived
Copayment/coinsurance waived
Deductible waived
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Medicare
SERVICE
Screening Pelvic Exam
Screening Mammography
Bone Mass Measurements
PREVENTIVE
SERVICES
HCPCS/CPT CODES
G0101 – Cervical or vaginal cancer
screening; pelvic and clinical
breast examination
77052, 77057, G0202
76977, 77078, 77079, 77080, 77081,
77083, G0130
Colorectal
Cancer Screening
G0104 – Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
G0105 – Colonoscopy (high risk)
G0106 – Barium Enema (alternative
to G0104)
G0120 – Barium Enema (alternative
to G0105)
G0121 – Colonoscopy (not high risk)
G0122 – Barium Enema (non-covered)
G0328 – Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT)
(alternative to 82270)
82270 – FOBT
Prostate Cancer Screening
G0102 – Digital Rectal Exam (DRE)
G0103 – Prostate Specific Antigen
Test (PSA)
Quick Reference Information:
Preventive Services
ICD-9-CM CODES
Report one of the following codes:
V76.2, V76.47, V76.49, V15.89,
V72.31
FREQUENCY
WHO IS COVERED
All female Medicare beneficiaries
BENEFICIARY PAYS
• Annually if at high-risk for developing cervical
or vaginal cancer, or childbearing age with
abnormal Pap test within past 3 years
• Every 24 months for all other women
Prior to 01/01/11:
• Copayment/coinsurance applies
• Deductible waived
On or after 01/01/11:
• Copayment/coinsurance waived
• Deductible waived
• Aged 35 through 39: One baseline
• Aged 40 and older: Annually
Prior to 01/01/11:
• Copayment/coinsurance applies
• Deductible waived
On or after 01/01/11:
• Copayment/coinsurance waived
• Deductible waived
Report one of the following codes:
V76.11 or V76.12
All female Medicare beneficiaries aged 35
and older
Use the appropriate diagnosis code
Contact the local Medicare
Contractor for guidance
Certain Medicare beneficiaries that fall into at
least one of the following categories:
• Women determined by their physician or
qualified non-physician practitioner to be
estrogen deficient and at clinical risk
for osteoporosis;
• Individuals with vertebral abnormalities;
• Individuals receiving (or expecting to receive)
glucocorticoid therapy for more than
three months;
• Individuals with primary
hyperparathyroidism; or
• Individuals being monitored to assess
response to FDA-approved osteoporosis
drug therapy.
Every 24 months
More frequently if medically necessary
Prior to 01/01/11:
• Copayment/coinsurance applies
• Deductible applies
On or after 01/01/11:
• Copayment/coinsurance waived
• Deductible waived
Use appropriate diagnosis code
Contact the local Medicare
Contractor for guidance
All Medicare beneficiaries aged 50 and older
who are:
• At normal risk of developing colorectal
cancer; or
• At high risk of developing colorectal cancer.*
* High risk for developing colorectal cancer is
defined in 42 CFR 410.37(a)(1). See http://
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title42vol2/pdf/CFR-2010-title42-vol2-sec410-37.pdf
on the Internet.
Normal risk:
• Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) every year;
• Flexible Sigmoidoscopy once every 4 years
(unless a screening colonoscopy has been
performed and then Medicare may cover a
screening flexible sigmoidoscopy only after
at least 119 months);
• Screening Colonoscopy every 10 years
(unless a screening flexible sigmoidoscopy
has been performed and then Medicare may
cover a screening colonoscopy only after at
least 47 months); and
• Barium Enema (as an alternative to a
covered screening flexible sigmoidoscopy).
High risk:
• FOBT every year;
• Flexible Sigmoidoscopy once every 4 years;
• Screening Colonoscopy every 2 years
(unless a screening flexible sigmoidoscopy
has been performed and then Medicare may
cover a screening colonoscopy only after at
least 47 months); and
• Barium Enema (as an alternative to a
covered screening colonoscopy).
82270 prior to 01/01/11:
• Copayment/coinsurance waived
• Deductible waived
All other codes prior to 01/01/11:
• Copayment/coinsurance applies
• Deductible waived
82270, G0104, G0105, G0121, and G0328
on or after 01/01/11:
• Copayment/coinsurance waived
• Deductible waived
All other codes on or after 01/01/11:
• Copayment/coinsurance applies
• Deductible waived
No deductible for all surgical procedures
(CPT code range of 10000 to 69999)
furnished on the same date and in the
same encounter as a colonoscopy,
flexible sigmoidoscopy, or barium enema
that were initiated as colorectal cancer
screening services. Modifier -PT should
be appended to at least one CPT code in
the surgical range of 10000 to 69999 on a
claim for services furnished in
this scenario.
V76.44
All male Medicare beneficiaries aged 50 and
older (coverage begins the day after
50th birthday)
Annually
G0102:
• Copayment/coinsurance applies
• Deductible applies
G0103:
• Copayment/coinsurance waived
• Deductible waived
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Medicare
SERVICE
PREVENTIVE
SERVICES
HCPCS/CPT CODES
Quick Reference Information:
Preventive Services
ICD-9-CM CODES
WHO IS COVERED
FREQUENCY
BENEFICIARY PAYS
Glaucoma Screening
G0117 – By an optometrist
or ophthalmologist
G0118 – Under the direct supervision of
an optometrist
or ophthalmologist
V80.1
Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes mellitus,
family history of glaucoma, African-Americans
aged 50 and older, or Hispanic-Americans
aged 65 and older
Annually for beneficiaries in one of the high
risk groups
Copayment/coinsurance applies
Deductible applies
Seasonal Influenza
Virus Vaccine
90655, 90656, 90657, 90660, 90662,
Q2035, Q2036, Q2037, Q2038, Q2039 –
Influenza Virus Vaccine
G0008 – Administration
Report one of the following codes:
V04.81
V06.6 – When purpose of visit was
to receive both seasonal
influenza virus and
pneumococcal vaccines
All Medicare beneficiaries
Once per influenza season in the fall or winter
Medicare may provide additional flu shots
if medically necessary
Copayment/coinsurance waived
Deductible waived
Pneumococcal Vaccine
90669 – Pneumococcal
Conjugate Vaccine
90670 – Pneumococcal Conjugate
Vaccine, 13 valent, for
intramuscular use
90732 – Pneumococcal
Polysaccharide Vaccine
G0009 – Administration
Report one of the following codes:
V03.82
V06.6 – When purpose of visit
was to receive both
pneumococcal and
seasonal influenza
virus vaccines
All Medicare beneficiaries
Once in a lifetime
Medicare may provide additional
vaccinations based on risk and provided
that at least 5 years have passed since
receipt of a previous dose
Copayment/coinsurance waived
Deductible waived
Hepatitis B (HBV) Vaccine
90740, 90743, 90744, 90746, 90747 –
Hepatitis B Vaccine
G0010 – Administration
V05.3
Certain Medicare beneficiaries at intermediate
or high risk
Medicare beneficiaries that are currently
positive for antibodies for hepatitis B are not
eligible for this benefit.
Scheduled dosages required
Prior to 01/01/11:
Copayment/coinsurance applies
Deductible applies
On or after 01/01/11:
Copayment/coinsurance waived
Deductible waived
Counseling to Prevent
Tobacco Use
This is a new benefit
beginning for dates of
service on and
after 08/25/10
G0436 – Smoking and tobacco
cessation counseling visit for
the asymptomatic patient;
intermediate, greater than 3
minutes, up to 10 minutes
G0437 – Smoking and tobacco cessation
counseling visit for the
asymptomatic patient; intensive,
greater than 10 minutes
Report one of the following codes:
305.1 or V15.82
Outpatient and hospitalized beneficiaries who
use tobacco, regardless of whether they have
signs or symptoms of tobacco-related disease;
are competent and alert at the time that
counseling is provided; and whose counseling
is furnished by a qualified physician or other
Medicare-recognized practitioner
2 cessation attempts per year;
Each attempt includes maximum of 4
intermediate or intensive sessions; up to 8
sessions in a 12-month period
Prior to 01/01/11:
Copayment/coinsurance applies
Deductible applies
On or after 01/01/11:
Copayment/coinsurance waived
Deductible waived
Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) Screening
This is a new benefit
beginning for dates of
service on and
after 12/08/09
G0432 – Infectious agent antibody
detection by enzyme
immunoassay (EIA) technique,
HIV-1 and/or HIV-2, screening
G0433 – Infectious agent antibody
detection by enzyme-linked
immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
technique, HIV-1 and/or
HIV-2, screening
G0435 – Infectious agent antibody
detection by rapid antibody test,
HIV-1 and/or HIV-2, screening
Report one of the following codes:
V73.89 – Primary
V22.0, V22.1, V69.8, or V23.9 –
Secondary, as appropriate
Beneficiaries who are at increased risk for HIV
infection or pregnant**
** Increased risk for HIV infection is defined
in the “National Coverage Determinations
(NCD) Manual,” Publication 100-03,
Sections 190.14 (diagnostic) and 210.7
(screening). See http://www.cms.gov/
manuals/downloads/ncd103c1_Part3.
pdf and http://www.cms.gov/manuals/
downloads/ncd103c1_Part4.pdf on
the Internet.
Annually for beneficiaries at increased risk
Three times per pregnancy for beneficiaries
who are pregnant:
a. When woman is diagnosed
with pregnancy;
b. During the 3rd trimester; and
c. At labor, if ordered by the
woman’s clinician.
Copayment/coinsurance waived
Deductible waived
Resources
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February 2011 ICN 006559